Just finished another wedding at Torquay's Imperial Hotel where the weather was fantastic and everyone was in a good mood - always helps with the photography! What a nice couple. This month, off to photograph more weddings including ones at Bovey Castle, portraits for a Pet Bereavement counsellor, family portraits and an amusement arcade along with a film crew - should be interesting.

Busy month...

What a busy month this has been! Winter weddings, civil ceremonies, model portfolio shoots and product shoots!! Here are a couple of photos taken from a recent model portfolio shoot, dramatic lighting effects and a great location here in Devon all help to make these images really stand out.

pet photography

Well, what a day! As a nation we love pets, especially our dogs, so to have them photographed then printed and framed can be a real pleasure for some. To me, it can be very challenging but great fun. I was asked to set up a portable studio in someones house and photograph their two dogs which were about a year old and extremely lively. It took about an hour and a half but we eventually came out with a great set of images. The dogs were not put under pressure to perform or sit still, we just let them react naturally to whatever was going on around them and this created a very relaxed and informal shoot, dare I say I think they actually enjoyed it!

Using noisy crisp packets to grab their attention at the right moment helps just before you press the shutter button and also taking off auto focus makes the job a lot easier. Most of the final images were then enhanced in photoshop, desaturated and the eyes painted back in to create a very special portrait. Both dogs and parents(!) were very pleased with the results.